The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Stalin’s funeral. The film is based on unique archive footage, shot in the USSR on March 5 - 9, 1953, when the country mourned and buried Joseph Stalin.
A poetic piece of reportage focusing on a convention of young shock workers in Warsaw. The climax of the event was the solemn oath of the youth of the Polish People's Republic. It took place on the 22nd of July 1952 – the day of the adoption of the constitution of the Polish People's Republic.
This reportage is focused on Wilhelm Pieck’s visit in Warsaw in 1950. He was the president of East Germany between 1949 and 1960. The visit sealed diplomatic relations between the Polish People's Republic and the newly established German Democratic Republic (1949).
